Collar fastener



April 12, 1938. o. EIDINGER COLLAR FASTENER Filed May 12, 19:57

Patented Apr. 12, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE 4 Claims.

This invention relates particularly to an improved adjustable collar fastener adapted for use in connection with a shower-proof cape or the like.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved adjustable collar that may be fitted snugly to the neck of any wearer and protect the clothing of the person from injury from treatments administered in beauty parlors and the like.

The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a broken perspective view of a cape provided with the improved collar; Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. l but showing the collar in open position; Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view showing how the fastener may be attached to a collar by means of a grommet, taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is an elevational View of the fastener before it is attached to the collar band; Fig. 5 is a modified form of fastener; Fig. 6, an elevational view of another form of fastener; and Fig. '7, an end elevational View of the device shown in Fig. 6.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a cape 8 may be formed of water-proofed silk, rubber, or the like, and is usually provided with a special flounce 9 which has its top edge portion joined to the top edge portion of the cape by means of a binding strip of similar fabric Ill. The assembly is stitched together to form a collar band indicated generally at H. The fastener l2, shown in Figs. 1-4 inclusive, comprises a fiat strip of rigid material which may be of metal, bak-elite, or the like, and preferably has its body portion l3 perforated, as indicated at M, so that it may be attached to the end of the collar band I l by means of a suitable grommet l5. The end portion of the fastener is slotted, as indicated at l6, and preferably one of the edge portions of the slot is serrated, as indicated at IT, to provide a better gripping surface therein. To attach the garment to a wearer it is merely necessary to throw the cape around the shoulders of the wearer and slip one of the fasteners over an intermediate portion of the band from the inside. The other fasten-er may then be snapped on toan adjoining portion of the collar so that no loose flaps are left to hang down against the neck of the wearer. This action causes an edge portion of the cape I8 to overlap and prevents injury to the clothes of the wearer through this portion of the cape.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, a fastener I9 is provided with a pair of slots 20 which leave a tongue 2| which may be slipped over the collar band, as will be readily understood.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and '7, a fastener 22 is provided with an integrally formed resilient arm 23 which forms a spring clip to be pressed over the collar band.

In the form shown in Figs. 1-5, it is immaterial as to which end of the collar is placed inside against the neck of the wearer, but in using the type shown in Figs. 6 and '7, the fasteners, though similar, must always be applied in the same relation with respect to the inside and outside of the garment.

15 The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in View of the prior art.

I claim:

I 1. An adjustable collar for a garment comprising: a fabric collar band secured to said garment and provided at each end with a rigid fastener having a downwardly open slot adapted to slip downwardly over the collar band and form an adjustable overlap around the neck of the wearer.

2. An adjustable collar for a garment comprising: a flexible collar band formed of a plurality of thicknesses of fabric stitched together and secured to said garment, and a reversible rigid fastener at each end of said collar band having a downwardly open slot adapted to embrace an intermediate portion of said band and tension the band around the neck of a wearer, the body portion of each fastener being perforated and secured to the band by means of a grommet.

3. A shower-proof cape provided with an adjustable collar comprising: a flexible fabric collar band provided at each end with a metal fastener having a downwardly open slot adapted to slip over the intermediate portions of the said collar band and form an adjustable overlap around the neck of the wearer and double the thickness of the material at the overlapped edge portions of the cape.

4. A device as specified in claim 3, in which one of the inner edge portions of the slot is serrated 50 

